What's so special about Asian tropical forests?

Tropical forests developed in isolation in five main areas during the Tertiary: Asia, New Guinea, Africa, Madagascar and the Neotropics. Asian forests share taxa with New Guinea and Africa, but there are also unique features. Most emphasis has been on the dominance of lowland moist forests by the Di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current Science. - Current Science Association. - 93(2007), 11, Seite 1551-1557
1. Verfasser: Corlett, Richard T. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2007
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Current Science
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences